A Complete Continuum of Care for Medical-Surgical Services and Physical
Rehabilitation

A Place to Discover What is Possible.

Casa Colina is a non-profit, freestanding, community-governed organization.
With incredible support from our community, we have been privileged to
bring the benefits of rehabilitation to tens of thousands of people since
our first patient in 1938. In the decades that followed, we continued
to expand our care to include a state-of-the-art hospital that offers
acute rehabilitation and medical-surgical care, as well as a broad range
of outpatient services that includes specialized physician clinics, physical
therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, neuropsychology, diagnostic
imaging, children's services and even an outdoor recreation program
for people with disabilities. In the pages that follow, you'll discover
more about our
leadership, our
nearly 80-year legacy and the numerous ways we help people achieve optimum health, gain independence
and return to the highest level of function possible.

A Center of Rehabilitation Excellence in Southern California

Above all else, we want to provide every individual the maximum opportunity
for rehabilitation after an unexpected injury or illness, or debilitating
disease. This is at the very core of everything we do here. Casa Colina
is a unique Center of Excellence that provides a culture of collaboration
where medical leaders and experienced physical rehabilitation experts
work together to help individuals steadily progress from one level of
achievement to the next. It's a complete continuum of care designed
for patients at any stage of rehabilitation - from acute rehabilitation
hospital care to post-acute residential and outpatient services that are
conveniently accessible throughout a state-of-the-art 20-acre Pomona campus
and satellite locations.

Advocacy, Aid and Awareness

Where do patients turn for help when they need financial support to continue
their care at Casa Colina? Where does a parent turn for additional support
for his or her child’s disability? The Casa Colina Foundation acts
as a safety net for people who may greatly benefit from Casa Colina’s
programs and services, but lack the ability to pay for them.

Medical Research at Casa Colina

Exploring New Ways to Enhance Care

The discoveries we make at Casa Colina are destined to not only help our
patients, but others throughout the world. Each year, the Casa Colina
Research Institute conducts clinical research studies to improve the clinical
care of people with disabilities, and discover new findings about disabilities.

Brett Graham

"The doctors saved my life. Casa Colina gave me a life after brain injury.
They never gave up on me."

- Brett Graham, Casa Colina Patient

After a terrible snowboarding accident in December 2000, Brett Graham almost
lost his life. Today, he has a normal life – a challenging job,
a wife and a toddler. His treatment at Casa Colina Hospital made all the
difference after his frightening accident.

He was snowboarding with his brother, Greg, a skier. On his last run, he
was determined to go off a 20-foot jump one more time. His brother watched
in disbelief as he landed headfirst and skidded 200 yards down the slope.
He wasn't wearing a helmet. Greg rushed to his aid and called for
rescue workers. Brett was taken by helicopter to the nearest trauma hospital.
His brain was bleeding and swollen. On the Glasgow Coma Scale of 3 to
15, Brett scored a 4 - just one number away from being brain dead.

Time is precious with brain injuries. Three weeks after his accident, he
was transferred to Casa Colina Hospital. He couldn't sit up, walk
or talk. Despite his poor condition and a fever, therapy began right away
- much to his mother's dismay. She kept a calendar of each day's
milestones, so the entire family could focus on the positive. After six
weeks, Brett was doing everything his doctors anticipated would take him
six months.

When he was discharged from Casa Colina Hospital, his doctors, nurses and
therapists felt certain he would progress even more at Casa Colina's
Transitional Living Center, where he would receive six hours of therapy
nearly every day. Ten months after the accident, Brett received his license
to drive again and re-enrolled in school. He even went snowboarding on
the anniversary of his accident - only this time with protective headgear.